Yap, Micronesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Black-Backed Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
Black-Backed Butterflyfish
Also known as: Blackback Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Chaetodon melannotus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Chaetodon (Genus)
└C. melannotus (Species)
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